Combined scrubber



(No Model.)

M. .L- oPTUs- Y COMBINED SCRUBBER, MOP, AND MOP WRINGER.

PatentedApr. so, 1895.

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NTTED STATES PATENT MARTIN LOFTUS, OF J OLIET, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o.' 538,336, dated April30, 1895.

Application iiled February 11,1895. Serial No. 5371945l (N 0 111041819To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN LOFTUS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Joliet, in the county of Will and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Mop,Mop-Wringer, and Scrubber Combined, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings,and the letters ot reference thereon, forming a part of thisspecification, in which- Figures l and 2 are perspective views and Figs.3 and 4 side elevations.

This invention relates to certain improvement in a mop, mop wringer andscrubber cornbined, which improvements are set forth and fully explainedin the following specification and claim.

Referring to the drawings B represents the mop stick or handle having onits lower end a clamp head L r P for holding one end of the mop rag J,and has also attached to its lower end through the medium of the arm K ascrub brush N.

D is a standard secured to the upper side of the mop stick at somelittle distance fromits lower end, which standard has pivotallyconnected toit at its upper end a box F and a latch G.

A is a rod which passes through the box F, and is provided on its lowerend with a clamp head I), H, r, for holding one end of a mop rag J, andits opposite or upper end terminates in a crank C by means of which saidrod J can be rotated for the purpose of wringing the mop.

When it is desired to use the scrub brush for scrubbing a floor the rodA is drawn back and the mop rag J is stretched out its full length as isshown in Fig..l, and when it is desired to use the mop for mopping doorrod A is moved forward as shown in Fig. 3 so as to double up the moprag, and the Vrod Avis held forward to secure the mop rag in suchposition by means of the latch G, and the said rod is prevented fromrotating'bymeans of its crank C falling into the notch E of stand ard D,as shown in said figure. Byinverting the device from its position shownin Fig. 3, the mop J will be brought in contact with the iioorso it canbe used on the iioor instead of the brush N. K

When it is desired to wring the mop the rod A is drawn back its fullextent as shown in Fig. 1, and then rotated to twist the mop rag J inthe manner shown in Fig. 3,.after which the mop rag can be untwisted andthe parts returned to the position shown in Fig. l, to be used as ascrubber, or to the position shown in Fig. 3 to be used as mop.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

The combination of the handle B having a mop head on its lower end andhaving the standard D provided with notch E and latch G, box Fpivotallf,7 attached to the upper end of said standard and rod A adaptedto slide in said box and having a mop head on one end, and cranked atits opposite end, all arranged to operate substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

MARTIN LOFTUS. Witnesses:

Trios. H. HUToHINs, RAY HUroHINs.

